Bella Abzug

Known for ActingBorn 1920-07-24Died 1998-03-31New York City, New York, USA

Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was known as a leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism. In 1970, Abzug's first campaign slogan was, "This woman's place is in the House—the House of Representatives." She was later appointed to co-chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year created by President Gerald Ford's executive order, presided over the 1977 National Women's Conference, and led President Jimmy Carter's National Advisory Commission for Women. Abzug was a founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bella Abzug, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Year of the Woman

Working Class Women Changing their World

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

Manhattan

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Saturday Night Live

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

The Battle of the Sexes

Charlie Rose

The Mike Douglas Show

Koch

Intimate Portrait

Age Isn't Everything

Bella!

From the Interior, Colonized